From ARVic, original post here.
Following complaints of poor service and interference at Deer Park in Melbourne’s west the Australian Communications and Media Authority has seized an authorised phone repeater.
The ACMA has been successful in tracking down the devices and is still investigating the latest incident. Phone extenders of the type seized and other GPS and phone jammers are imported through the mail, but are unlawful in Australia to possess or sell.
The ACMA in conjunction with Australian Border Control is using a sophisticated x-ray machine of international mail packages to the detect devices. Despite this some may slip through, resulting in the ACMA working with telcos and customers to track down the errant radio equipment.
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Paul VK2ICQ notes ACMA inspectors were looking for a (potentially) similar source of interference in the Port Macquarie industrial area in the last fortnight.
What were you switching off when they were looking? 😉
There is a tendency to panic when an ACMA inspector comes knocking on your door (like a Police car coming up from behind). But thankfully Dennis, it wasn’t me they were coming to take away. 😛
I hope you were able to help them with your expertise, Did they have any decent high spec equipment to track with and were there at least two of them to triangulate the problem?